WO2018066933A1 - Clothes-treatment apparatus and control method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

A clothes-treatment apparatus is disclosed. The clothes-treatment apparatus comprises: a case having a door; a clothes supporting unit supporting clothes and disposed in an accommodation space of the case; a steam spraying unit for spraying steam toward the clothes; and first and second air spraying units arranged to face each other around the clothes, moving simultaneously, and having air slits for allowing compressed air to be simultaneously sprayed therethrough at the front and rear surfaces of the clothes.

Description

Clothing processing device and control method

The present invention relates to a clothes treating apparatus for improving the state of clothes and a control method thereof.

In general, a washing machine is widely used as a device for washing articles made of fabrics such as clothes or bedding, and the washing machine has a separate dehydration and drying process as the laundry is washed through friction between the wash water contained in the tank and the laundry. And further needed.

Recently, as a device for easily treating or managing clothes than a conventional washing machine, clothes processing devices having a function of removing wrinkles of clothes or removing dust or odor of clothes without a separate washing process through washing water are It is used.

However, the conventional clothing treatment apparatus removes the wrinkles of the clothing by spraying a high temperature steam on the clothing to soften the tissue of the clothing to stretch the wrinkles and then drying the clothing again, the effect of removing wrinkles was not high.

In addition, the conventional clothing treatment apparatus removes the wrinkles by pressing the clothing through a separate pressing means of a flat plate shape to remove the wrinkles more effectively. However, there was a hassle that the user has to operate the pressing means separately, there was a disadvantage that the volume of the clothes treatment apparatus due to the pressing means.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a control method of a clothes treating apparatus and a clothes treating apparatus which are miniaturized and have improved treatment and management performance of clothes.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the case provided with a door; A clothing support unit supporting the clothing and disposed in the accommodation space of the case; A steam injection unit for injecting steam toward the garment; And first and second air injection units disposed to face each other with respect to the clothes and simultaneously moving, and having air slits for spraying compressed air at the front and rear of the clothes at the same time. do.

In addition, to achieve the above object, the step of disposing a garment support unit for supporting the garment in the housing space of the case; Spraying steam on the front and rear surfaces of the clothes through first and second steam injection units disposed to face each other with respect to the clothes and simultaneously moving up and down along the accommodation space; And simultaneously spraying linear compressed air on the front and rear surfaces of the garment through first and second air injection units disposed to face each other with respect to the garment and moving up and down simultaneously along the accommodation space. It provides a control method of a laundry treatment apparatus comprising.

1 is a perspective view of a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of a clothes treating apparatus in which clothes illustrated in FIG. 1 are arranged.

3 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the clothes treating apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

4 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a flow path of the clothes treating apparatus of FIG. 2.

5 is a front view of the injection unit of the laundry treatment apparatus shown in FIG.

6 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the injection unit illustrated in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of the injection unit illustrated in FIG. 6;

8 is an exploded perspective view of the hot air circulation unit shown in FIG. 1.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a clothes treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below will be described based on the embodiments best suited for understanding the technical features of the present invention, and the technical features of the present invention are not limited by the embodiments described below. Illustrates that the present invention can be implemented as in the embodiments.

Accordingly, the present invention may be modified in various ways within the technical scope of the present invention through the embodiments described below, and such modified embodiments fall within the technical scope of the present invention. And in order to help the understanding of the embodiments described below, in the reference numerals described in the accompanying drawings, among the components having the same function in each embodiment, the related components are denoted by the same or extension number.

Apparel processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention described below will be described as an example of processing the state of the garment, but is not limited to this to improve the state of various kinds of articles composed of fabrics, such as beddings in addition to the garment can do.

1 is a perspective view of a clothes treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the clothes treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention supports a case 10 having an accommodation space S therein, and supports or fixes the clothes C to the case 10. Clothing support unit 20 that can be disposed in the receiving space (S) in the inside, the injection unit 30 for injecting steam and compressed air, and the movement to move the injection unit 30 up and down in the case 10 The unit 40 and the hot air circulation unit 50 which circulates high temperature air in the accommodation space S inside the case 10 are included.

The clothing support unit 20, the spray unit 30, and the moving unit 40 are disposed in the accommodation space S of the case 10, and the hot air circulation unit 50 is disposed below the accommodation space S. .

The garment support unit 20 is used to hang the garment C in the accommodation space S, and may be withdrawn from the accommodation space S in a state completely separated from the case 10. The clothing support unit 20 may be introduced into the accommodation space S through the door 11 disposed at one side of the case 10 while supporting the clothing C from the outside of the case 10.

In addition, the clothing support unit 20 may be slidably coupled to the inner upper portion of the case 10 to enable the withdrawal and withdrawal from the accommodation space (S). In this case, the clothing support unit 20 is pulled out by sliding toward the outside of the case 10 while the door 11 is opened, and then the clothing C is supported by the clothing support unit 20, and then the clothing is By sliding the support unit 20 into the storage space S inside the case 10, the clothing C can be easily disposed in the storage space S of the case 10.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the clothing support unit 20 may be in the shape of a general hanger, but is not limited thereto and may be any shape that can stably support clothes or bedding.

As an example, the garment support unit 20 includes a body 21, a pair of wings 22 disposed on both sides of the body 21, and a hook 23 disposed on the top of the body 21. do. The pair of wings 22 is inserted into the garment C to support or fix the garment C in a flat and flat state. The hook 23 may be hooked to a hook portion (not shown) provided inside the case 10. That is, the clothing support unit 20 may hang the inside of the case 10 by supporting or fixing the clothing C outside the case 10 as shown in FIG. 1.

The injection unit 30 is disposed to be movable up and down in the accommodation space S of the case 10 and injects steam and compressed air toward the clothing C.

The moving unit 40 is installed to be movable up and down along the accommodation space S of the case 10. The injection unit 30 may be coupled to the mobile unit 40 to move up and down in the accommodation space S in accordance with the vertical movement of the mobile unit 40.

In addition, the hot air circulation unit 50 is disposed below the receiving space S of the case 10.

The hot air circulation unit 50 may continuously circulate the hot air in the accommodation space S by introducing hot air into the accommodation space S and sucking the air introduced into the accommodation space S again. . Detailed description of the hot air circulation unit 50 will be described later.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of the clothes treating apparatus 1 in which the clothes C are disposed, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of some components around the spray unit 30 of the clothes treating apparatus 1. 4 is a side sectional view showing a flow path of the clothes treating apparatus 1.

In FIG. 2, a part of the outer panel constituting the case 10 is removed in order to show the internal structure of the clothes treating apparatus 1. In addition, in FIG. 4, the flow paths of the compressed air and the steam injected toward the clothing C are illustrated as arrows, and the first and second injection units 30a and 30b moved from the upper side to the lower side of the accommodation space S. The figure is shown by the dotted line.

Hereinafter, the components of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

The injection unit 30 includes an air injection unit 31 for injecting compressed air toward the clothes C and a steam injection unit 32 for injecting steam toward the clothes C.

As shown in FIG. 2, the compressed air generating unit 60 and the steam generating unit 70 are disposed above the accommodation space S.

Compressed air generating unit 60 is composed of a compressed motor or a compression pump for compressing air, and the compressed air generated from the compressed air generating unit 60 is supplied to the air injection unit 31, and then at high speed and high pressure It may be sprayed on the clothing (C).

The steam generator 70 includes a heater 71 that heats water to generate steam, and a water tank 72 that stores water supplied to the heater 71.

The air injection unit 31 may be composed of a plurality of, the first air injection unit 31a and disposed to face each other around the clothing (C) at the same time to inject compressed air to the front and rear of the clothing (C) and It may be configured as a second air injection unit 31b.

The first and second air injection units 31a and 31b extend along the width direction of the accommodation space S, and thus, may compress compressed air corresponding to the width of the accommodation space S.

Specifically, the first and second air spray units 31a and 31b each include air slits 3111a and 3111b which are configured to spray compressed air in a substantially linear form in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the garment. .

The air slits 3111a and 3111b may inject compressed air in the horizontal direction of the clothing C, and the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b move up and down by the moving unit 40. As a result, compressed air can be sprayed up and down on the entire region of the garment C. FIG.

Steam injection unit 32 may be composed of a plurality, the first steam injection unit 32a and the first to be disposed so as to face each other around the clothing (C) at the same time to inject steam to the front and rear of the clothing (C) It may be composed of two steam injection unit (32b).

The first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b extend in the width direction of the accommodation space S, and may inject steam corresponding to the width of the accommodation space S.

In addition, the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b are also coupled to the moving unit 40 to move up and down, thereby injecting steam to the entire area of the clothing C.

In addition, the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b may be fixed to both inner surfaces of the case 10 to inject steam toward the clothing C.

In addition, the single steam injection unit 32 may fill the receiving space (S) with steam by injecting steam.

Hereinafter, the operation of the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b and the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b which are arranged to face each other with respect to the garment C will be described.

The first and second air injection units 31a and 31b may apply pressure to the front and rear surfaces of the clothes C at the same position by simultaneously injecting compressed air to the front and rear surfaces of the clothes C at the same position. In this case, the pressures of the compressed air injected from the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b are the same.

Through this, the front and rear of the same position of the clothing (C) can be flattened by pressing each other, the wrinkles of the clothing (C) can be removed.

Further, the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b are moved up and down by the moving unit 40 while injecting compressed air. Accordingly, the compressed air is injected over the entire area of the front and rear of the garment (C). As a result, the entire area of the garment C may be flattened by sequentially compressing the entire area of the garment C by the compressed air, and wrinkles of the entire garment C may be removed.

In addition, the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b may effectively remove wrinkles of the clothing C by spraying high-speed and high-pressure compressed air onto the clothing C, as well as a controller (not shown). By variously adjusting the speed and pressure of the air injected through the various functions such as removing the moisture or dust of the clothing (C).

The first and second steam spraying units 32a and 32b may change the fabric structure constituting the garment C to a flexible state by injecting high temperature steam to the garment C, through high temperature heat and moisture. .

In addition, the first and second steam spraying units 32a and 32b spray steam evenly to the front and rear on the same position of the clothing C by simultaneously spraying steam on the front and rear on the same position of the clothing C. can do.

Furthermore, after changing the fabric structure of the garment C to the flexible state through the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b, the compressed air injected from the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b. By pressing the clothing (C) through, it is possible to more effectively remove the wrinkles of the clothing (C).

2 to 4, the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a may be integrally coupled to each other, and the second air injection unit 31b and the second steam injection unit may be combined. 32b may be integrally coupled. Therefore, the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a may simultaneously spray compressed air and steam on the front surface of the garment C, and the second air injection unit 31b and the second steam injection The unit 32b may simultaneously spray compressed air and steam on the rear surface of the garment C.

In addition, the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a may be separated from each other, and the second air injection unit 31b and the second steam injection unit 32b may also be separated from each other. Can be.

Detailed configurations of the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b and the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b will be described later.

On the other hand, the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b can separate the dust and dirt attached to the clothes C from the clothes C by spraying compressed air of high speed and high pressure onto the clothes C. have. Dust or dirt, which is separated from the clothes C and floats in the accommodation space S, may be agglomerated with steam injected from the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b, and Dirt and the like can be collected by falling to the bottom of the receiving space (S).

The first and second steam spraying units 32a and 32b may spray the clothes C or a liquid or steam mixed with a detergent, a bleach, a fabric softener, and the like in addition to water. The condition can be improved.

As described above, the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b and the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b are coupled to the moving unit 40 to simultaneously move up and down the accommodation space S. I can move it.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mobile unit 40 includes a first mobile unit 40a and a second mobile unit 40b.

The first moving unit 40a is combined with the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a to move the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a up and down. Can be.

The second moving unit 40b is combined with the second air injection unit 31b and the second steam injection unit 32b to move the second air injection unit 31b and the second steam injection unit 32b up and down. Can be.

The first moving unit 40a is coupled to the first motor 41a, the first motor 41a, and the first rack gear 42a meshing with the first pinion gear 411a and the first pinion gear 411a which rotate. ), A plurality of first guide members 43a for guiding movement of the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a.

The first motor 41a may be coupled to the first air injection unit 31a or the first steam injection unit 32a, and the first air injection unit 31a may be integrally coupled as shown in FIG. 3. It may be coupled to the first steam injection unit 32a.

The first rack gear 42a extends upward and downward in the accommodation space S. As the first pinion gear 411a engaged with the first rack gear 42a is rotated by the first motor 41a, the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a are rotated in the first rack. It can move up and down along the gear 42a.

In addition, a plurality of first guide members 43a disposed in parallel with the first rack gear 42a are disposed at both sides of the first rack gear 42a.

The first guide member 43a extends in the vertical direction of the accommodation space S to correspond to the shape of the first rack gear 42a.

A plurality of first guide holes 33a formed at positions corresponding to the plurality of first guide members 43a are formed in the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a which are integrally coupled to each other. The plurality of first guide members 43a are inserted into the plurality of first guide holes 33a.

Through this, the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a may move up and down along the plurality of first guide members 43a.

As such, the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a are guided to the plurality of first guide members 43a together with the first rack gear 42a to move up and down stably without shaking. Can be.

The second mobile unit 40b is disposed to face the first mobile unit 40a described above.

The second moving unit 40b is the same as the above-described first moving unit 40a, the second motor 41b, the second pinion gear 411b which is rotated by being coupled to the second motor 41b, and the second A second rack gear 42b engaged with the pinion gear 411b, and a plurality of second guide members 43b for guiding movement of the second air injection unit 31b and the second steam injection unit 32b. do.

Since the structure of the 2nd mobile unit 40b is the same as that of the 1st mobile unit 40a, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the pinion gear meshed with the rack gears of the first and second moving units 40a and 40b rotates so that the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b and the first and second steam are rotated. Moving the injection units 32a and 32b has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the mobile unit may be configured with various structures such as a cylinder and a chain structure.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first and second mobile units 40a and 40b have been described as an example of moving up and down in the accommodation space S, but the first and second mobile units 40a and 40b are described. The moving direction and the moving method of may be changed in various ways. For example, the mobile unit can rotate along the perimeter of the garment C, whereby the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b and the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b are rotated. Steam and compressed air can be evenly sprayed on the garment C while rotating along the circumference of the garment C. FIG.

In addition, the moving unit in which the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b and the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b are coupled rotates along the circumference of the garment C and simultaneously the case 10 It can also move up and down within the), through which, it is possible to spray steam and compressed air to the entire area of the clothing (C) more quickly and evenly.

The first and second air injection units 31a and 31b include first and second air blowing hoses 312a and 312b, and the compressed air generating unit 60 through the first and second air blowing hoses 312a and 312b. ).

As shown in FIG. 4, the first and second blower hoses 312a and 312b include a corrugated pipe that is stretchable to extend along the vertical movement of the first and second air injection units 31a and 32a.

In addition, the first and second blower hoses 312a and 312b are moved away from the compressed air generator 60 by moving the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b to smoothly transport the compressed air. It is preferably formed longer than the distance apart.

The first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b include first and second steam transfer hoses 322a and 322b, and the steam generator (eg, through the first and second steam transfer hoses 322a and 322b). 70).

In addition, the first and second steam transfer hoses 322a and 322b include an expandable corrugated pipe that may extend along the vertical movement of the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b.

In addition, the lengths of the first and second steam transfer hoses 322a and 322b may be the most from the steam generating unit 70 by the movement of the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b to smoothly transport the compressed air. It is desirable to be formed longer than the distance away.

5 is a front view of the first injection unit 30a, FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the first injection unit 30a, and FIG. 7 is a part of the first injection unit 30a shown in FIG. Incision perspective view.

Hereinafter, a configuration of an injection unit composed of an air injection unit and a steam injection unit will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

Since the structure of the 1st injection unit 30a and the structure of the 2nd injection unit 30b are the same, only the structure of the injection unit is demonstrated based on the 1st injection unit 30a, and the structure of the 2nd injection unit 30b The description of the structure is omitted.

As described above, the first injection unit 30a is composed of a first air injection unit 31a and a first steam injection unit 32a.

As shown in FIG. 5, a first steam injection unit 32a may be coupled to a lower portion of the first air injection unit 31a. In this case, it is preferable that the compressed air and the flow path through which the steam of the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a move are blocked from each other.

The first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a may simultaneously move up and down.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a move together from the upper portion to the lower portion of the accommodation space S, the first air injection unit 31a and The first steam injection unit 32a may simultaneously spray compressed air and steam toward the clothing C. Therefore, the compressed air may be continuously injected to the clothing C immediately after the steam is injected, and thus wrinkles of the clothing C may be removed more quickly and effectively.

In addition, a plurality of first steam injection units may be coupled to upper and lower portions of the first air injection unit 31a, respectively. In this case, the plurality of first steam injection units may steam only in one of the vertical movement directions. Can be sprayed. That is, when the first air injection unit 31a moves from the top to the bottom, steam is injected from the first steam injection unit 32a disposed under the first air injection unit 31a and at the same time, the first air injection By injecting the compressed air in the unit 31a, the compressed air can be directly sprayed directly on the clothes C to which the steam is injected. In addition, when the first air injection unit 31a moves from the bottom to the top, steam is injected from the first steam injection unit 32a disposed above the first air injection unit 31a, and at the same time, the first air injection is performed. By injecting the compressed air in the unit 31a, the compressed air can be directly sprayed directly on the clothes C to which the steam is injected.

As such, when the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b and the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b move together, the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b may be formed in a first manner. Composed behind the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b, the compressed air may be injected while following the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b that move while injecting steam.

As such, the first air injection unit 31a moves together with the first steam injection unit 32a and simultaneously sprays steam and compressed air onto the clothes C, thereby allowing the fabric structure to be flexible through steam. By immediately applying continuous compressed air to C), the wrinkles of the clothing C can be removed more efficiently.

In addition, after moving from the upper portion to the lower portion of the accommodation space S, the first air injection unit 31a does not inject air, but only sprays steam to the clothing C through the first steam injection unit 32a, and then again. The clothing C by moving only the compressed air to the clothing C through the first air injection unit 31a without injecting steam from the first steam injection unit 32a while moving upward from the lower portion of the accommodation space S. Can remove wrinkles.

The movement of the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a and the injection of compressed air and steam through the first air injection unit 31a and the first steam injection unit 32a are controlled by the control unit. Can be controlled.

The first air injection unit 31a connects the first air injection unit 311a, the compressed air generating unit 60, and the first air injection unit 311a that extend along the width direction of the accommodation space S. One blowing hose 312a is included.

The first air injection unit 311a includes a flow path formed so that the compressed air transferred from the first blowing hose 312a is sprayed in the width direction of the clothing C along the longitudinal direction of the first air injection unit 311a. .

In addition, the compressed air introduced into the first air injection unit 311a is injected into the clothing C through the first air slit 3111a.

The first air slit 3111a is a hole formed along the width direction of the accommodation space S on the first air injection unit 311a and extends along the length direction of the first air injection unit 311a. For example, the first air slit 3111a may be a rectangular long hole.

Compressed air passing through the first air slit 3111a may be injected into the clothing C at a high speed and a high pressure, and through this, the wrinkles of the clothing C may be more effectively removed.

5 to 7, the first air slits 3111a may be configured in plural, and the plurality of first air slits 3111a are disposed at predetermined intervals along the width direction of the accommodation space S. Can be.

Through this, the pressure and speed of the compressed air injected from the air slit 3111a may be equalized, and the pressure and the speed of the compressed air injected may be increased.

The first air slit 3111a may spray compressed air in a linear form in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the garment C.

Specifically, since the compressed air injected from the first air slit 3111a may be injected into a shape corresponding to the shape of the first air slit 3111a, as shown in FIG. Compressed air (A) may be injected in the shape of a line corresponding to the length.

In addition, the compressed air (A) continuously injected in the shape of a line from the first air slit (3111a) may be in the shape of a surface perpendicular to the surface of the garment (C).

Therefore, the overall shape of the compressed air jetted from the plurality of first air slits 3111a is a line shape corresponding to the length of the first jetting part 311a and may be vertically injected onto the surface of the garment C.

The linear compressed air injected from the plurality of first air slits 3111a exerts pressure on the front surface of the garment C. The plurality of second air slits 3111b of the second air injection unit 31b facing the first air slit 3111a may correspond to the front surface of the garment C under pressure from the first air slit 3111a. By applying pressure to the rear surface of (C), the clothing (C) can be compressed in the shape of a line corresponding to the width direction of the receiving space (S).

In addition, as the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b move up and down while injecting compressed air, the compressed air for compressing the clothes C may be sprayed while moving up and down.

Through this, the entire region of the garment C may be sequentially compressed in the shape of a line corresponding to the width direction of the accommodation space S, and the entire region of the garment C may be sequentially compressed to sequentially compress the entire region of the garment C. Wrinkles can be effectively removed.

As such, the clothes treating apparatus 1 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention simultaneously sprays linear compressed air A on the front and rear surfaces of the clothes C in the horizontal direction of the clothes C, and thereby the clothes C. Can be compressed.

In addition, by linearly moving the compressed air of the front and rear of the garment (C) in the horizontal direction to move up and down, the entire area of the garment (C) can be sequentially compressed, through which, wrinkles of the entire garment (C) This can be removed.

Referring to FIG. 7, the first air jetting unit 311a may include a first protrusion 3112a protruding toward the front surface of the garment C in the longitudinal direction.

The first protrusion 3112a forms a flow path that becomes smaller in size from the inside of the first air injector 311a toward the outside.

Therefore, the compressed air injected through the first protrusion 3112a to the outside of the first air injector 311a may increase in pressure while passing through the first protrusion 3112a. Through this, the pressure applied to the surface of the garment (C) can be increased.

The first protrusion 3112a is disposed below the first downward inclined portion 31121a and the first downward inclined portion 31121a that inclines downward toward the front of the garment C and is upwardly inclined toward the front of the garment C. The photograph includes a first upwardly inclined portion 31122a.

As the first protrusion 3112a is coupled to the first downward inclined portion 31121a and the first upward inclined portion 31122a, the flow path of the compressed air injected from the first air injector 311a is controlled by the first air injector ( The size may decrease from the inner side to the outer side of 311a).

In addition, the plurality of first air slits 3111a are disposed along the tip of the first protrusion 3112a, so that the compressed air whose pressure rises past the first protrusion 3112a is applied through the first air slit 3111a. Can be sprayed perpendicular to the surface of (C). Through this, it is possible to more effectively remove the wrinkles of the clothing (C).

In addition, the compressed air injected from the plurality of first air slits 3111a disposed at the tip of the first protrusion 3112a may be injected in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the garment C. By adjusting the inclination of the 31121a and the first upwardly inclined portion 31122a, the direction and angle of the jet toward the clothing C may be adjusted.

As described above, the configuration of the second injection unit 31b is the same as that of the first injection unit 31a, and the clothing (in the direction perpendicular to the rear surface of the clothing C through the second air slit 3111b) C) It can spray linear compressed air on the back side.

5 to 7, the first steam injector 321a is disposed below the first air injector 311a, and the first steam injector 321a is connected to the steam generator 70. It is connected to the first steam transfer hose 322a.

The first steam injection unit 321a may have a shape extending along the width direction of the accommodation space S, and may have a shape corresponding to the length of the first air injection unit 311a coupled to the upper portion.

In addition, the first steam injection part 321a includes a plurality of first steam nozzles 3211a arranged along the longitudinal direction.

Through the plurality of first steam nozzles 3211a, steam inside the first steam injector 321a may be evenly sprayed to the front surface of the garment C along the longitudinal direction of the first steam injector 321a. have.

The second steam injection unit 32b has the same configuration as that of the first steam injection unit 32a and is provided with clothing through a plurality of second steam nozzles 3211b arranged along the longitudinal direction of the second steam injection unit 321b. Steam can be injected evenly to the rear of C).

In addition, the first and second steam injection parts 321a and 321b are coupled to the first and second moving units 40a and 40b to inject steam while moving up and down, thereby moving the front and rear surfaces of the clothing C. Steam can be sprayed evenly over the area.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the hot air circulation unit 50 shown in FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, the structure of the hot air circulation unit 50 will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

The hot air circulation unit 50 is disposed below the case 10 to introduce hot air into the accommodation space S through the first and second ventilation holes 101 and 102 formed at the bottom of the accommodation space S. In addition, the air of the accommodation space S may be discharged to the outside of the accommodation space S, that is, to the hot air circulation unit 50.

The hot air circulation unit 50 is generated by the first housing 51 forming the appearance, the second housing 52 coupled to the lower portion of the first housing 51, the hot air generating unit (not shown), and the hot air generating unit. Blowing unit 53 for blowing high-temperature air to the accommodation space (S).

An inlet port 511 and an exhaust port 512 are formed on a top surface of the first housing 51 at positions corresponding to the first and second vent holes 101 and 102.

As shown in FIG. 8, the inlet port 511 of the first housing 51 is disposed to communicate with the first vent hole 101 of the case 10, and the exhaust port 512 is formed as a second vent hole of the case 10. 102).

The first and second cover members 5111 and 5121 having a plurality of through holes are coupled to the inlet and exhaust ports 511 and 512, through which other foreign matter enters the hot air circulation unit 50 or circulates the hot air. The discharge from the unit 50 can be prevented.

A flow path through which the air passing through the inlet port 511 and the exhaust port 512 moves is formed in the second housing 52 coupled to the lower portion of the first housing 51.

In addition, an air blowing unit 53 and a hot air generating unit are disposed in the first housing 51.

The blowing unit 53 is coupled to the blowing motor 531, the blowing motor 531, a centrifugal fan 532 which rotates, and a guide fan 533 for guiding air sucked from the centrifugal fan 532 to the accommodation space S. ).

The centrifugal fan 532 may be configured as an axial flow fan that can suck air in a direction parallel to the rotation axis.

The centrifugal fan 532 rotated by the blower motor 531 is disposed at a position corresponding to the intake port 511 to suck the air in the accommodation space S into the second housing 52.

The air sucked through the centrifugal fan 532 may move to the hot air generating unit through the guide fan 533.

The hot air generating unit may include a heating member capable of heating the conveyed air, and the heating member may be configured as, for example, a heating coil.

The air heated by the hot air generating unit may be introduced into the accommodation space S through the air vent 512 and the second vent 102.

As such, the hot air is introduced into the accommodation space S through the hot air circulation unit 50, and the air in the accommodation space S is discharged back to the hot air circulation unit 50, thereby maintaining high temperature in the storage space S. Can circulate air

As a result, moisture remaining in the clothes C having wrinkles removed may be removed through the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b and the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b.

In addition, the hot air circulation unit 50 may maintain the storage space (S) at a high temperature to maintain the fabric structure of the clothing (C) in a flexible state. Through this, the wrinkles of the clothing (C) can be more effectively removed.

In addition to the above-described configuration, the hot air circulation unit 50 may circulate the hot air in the case 10 by blowing hot air into the case 10 and sucking the air inside the case 10 again. It can be changed to various configurations.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the clothes treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a control method and a procedure of the clothes treating apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

First, the garment support unit 20 for supporting the garment C is disposed in the accommodation space S of the case 10 (S10).

As described above, the clothing support unit 20 may be separated from the case 10, and by supporting the clothing C to be processed and managed in the clothing support unit 20, the clothing support unit 20 may be disposed in the accommodation space S. The garment C is processed through the garment treatment apparatus 1.

Subsequently, the clothes C are disposed to face each other and are disposed on the front and rear surfaces of the clothes C through the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b simultaneously moving up and down along the accommodation space S. Inject the steam (S20).

The first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b may be disposed to face each other to simultaneously spray steam onto the front and rear surfaces of the garment C.

In addition, the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b may be coupled to the first and second moving units 40a and 40b to inject steam while moving up and down.

Through this, by spraying the steam evenly throughout the clothing (C) it can be changed into a flexible fabric structure of the clothing (C).

Subsequently, the clothes C are disposed to face each other, and are disposed on the front and rear surfaces of the clothes C through the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b simultaneously moving up and down along the receiving space S. At the same time spraying linear compressed air (S30).

The first and second air spray units 31a and 31b spray compressed air to the front and rear of the garment C, where the fabric structure is changed to a flexible state through steam, thereby simultaneously applying pressure to the front and rear of the garment C. Can be added. Through this, the clothing C may be compressed.

In addition, the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b may be coupled to the first and second moving units 40a and 40b to inject compressed air while moving up and down. As the compressed air for compressing the clothing C is moved up and down, the entire area of the clothing C may be sequentially compressed and the wrinkles of the entire clothing C may be removed.

In addition, the injection of compressed air through the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b may be sprayed in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the garment C, and thus applied to the surface of the garment C. By increasing the pressure, the wrinkles of the clothing C can be more effectively removed.

Further, in the step (S30) of injecting compressed air, the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b and the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b move together, and the first and second When the air injection units 31a and 31b and the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b move together, the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b are moved to the first and second steam injection units. In a state disposed behind (32a, 32b), the first and second steam injection unit (32a, 32b) and the first and second air injection unit (31a, 31b) to the clothes (C) to steam and compressed air Can spray at the same time.

That is, in a state where the first and second air injection units 31a and 31b are disposed at the rear end of the moving direction of the first and second steam injection units 32a and 32b, the first and second steam injection units 31a are provided. , 31b) and the first and second air injection units 32a and 32b move together, and may simultaneously spray steam and compressed air to the front and rear of the garment C.

Through this, compressed air is continuously injected immediately after steam is sprayed onto the garment C, so that wrinkles of the garment C can be removed more quickly and effectively.

Subsequently, hot air is circulated in the accommodation space S in which the clothing C is disposed (S40).

Some moisture may remain in the clothes (C) from which wrinkles are removed due to the injection of steam and compressed air, and the moisture remaining in the clothes (C) may be evaporated by circulating hot air in the accommodation space (S). have. Through this, it is possible to dry the clothes (C) from which wrinkles have been removed.

In addition, the step (S40) of circulating the hot air in the accommodation space (S) may be made at the same time as the step of injecting steam (S20) and the step of injecting compressed air (S30).

Therefore, in the receiving space (S) where the hot air circulates, steam is injected to the clothing (S20), and compressed air is injected (S30), so that the fabric structure of the clothing (C) is compressed in a more flexible state. Removal of wrinkles may be achieved through compression of air. Through this, the wrinkle removing effect of the clothing (C) can be increased.

In the above-described method for controlling the clothes treating apparatus 1, some steps may be duplicated, changed in order, or replaced with other steps.

Clothing treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention described above sprays steam at the front and rear of the clothing (C) at the same time, and then sprays compressed air to the front and rear of the same position of the clothing (C) By pressing the garment (C) by pressing it can effectively remove the wrinkles of the garment (C).

In addition, as the air injection units 31a and 31b and the steam injection units 32a and 32b move and inject compressed air and steam, wrinkles of the entire clothing C may be removed.

In addition, the air injection units 31a and 31b simultaneously spray the linear compressed air corresponding to the horizontal direction of the clothes C through the air slits 3111a and 3111b to the front and the rear of the clothes C, thereby providing the clothes ( C) can be pressed more effectively.

In addition, the air injection units 31a and 32b move up and down in a state in which the front and rear surfaces of the clothes C are compressed through the compressed air injected from the air slits 3111a and 3111b to sequentially move the entire clothes C. It can be crimped to remove wrinkles.

As such, the clothes treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention can easily and effectively remove the wrinkles of the entire garment C.

In the above, various embodiments of the present invention have been described separately, but each embodiment is not necessarily implemented alone, and the configuration and operation of each embodiment may be implemented in combination with at least one other embodiment.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiment, the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

Claims (15)

1. A case with a door;

   A clothing support unit supporting the clothing and disposed in the accommodation space of the case;

   A steam injection unit for injecting steam toward the garment; And

   And first and second air spraying units having air slits for simultaneously spraying compressed air to the front and rear surfaces of the clothes while being disposed to face each other with respect to the clothes and moving at the same time.
2. The method of claim 1,

   The air slit is formed extending along the width direction of the receiving space, clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that for blowing compressed air in a linear (linear form) in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the garment.
3. The method of claim 2,

   The air slit is composed of a plurality, the plurality of air slit is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that arranged at a predetermined interval along the width direction of the receiving space.
4. The method of claim 1,

   The first and second air injection unit is coupled to the laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a moving unit moving up and down.
5. The method of claim 1,

   The steam dispensing unit may include a plurality of first and second steam dispensing units which are disposed to face each other with respect to the garment and simultaneously move and simultaneously spray steam toward the garment. .
6. The method of claim 5,

   The first and second air injection units and the first and second steam injection units move together to simultaneously inject compressed air and steam, and the first and second air injection units and the first and second steam injection units. And the first and second air injection units are disposed behind the first and second steam injection units as the unit moves.
7. The method of claim 1,

   The first and second air injection unit, respectively,

   A blowing hose connected to the compressed air generating unit; And

   And an air injection unit connected to the blower hose and extending along the width direction of the accommodation space.

   The air slit is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that formed in the air injection.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein

   The air jetting part includes a protrusion protruding toward the garment along a longitudinal direction,

   The air slit is a clothing treatment device, characterized in that disposed along the tip of the protrusion.
9. The method of claim 1,

   The steam injection unit,

   A steam transfer hose connected to the steam generator; And

   And a steam injection unit connected to the steam transfer hose and extending along the width direction of the accommodation space.

   The steam injection unit comprises a plurality of steam nozzles disposed along the longitudinal direction.
10. The method of claim 1,

    And a hot air circulation unit for circulating hot air in the accommodation space.
11. The method of claim 10,

    The hot air circulation unit,

    Hot air generating unit; And

    And a blowing unit for blowing hot air generated by the hot air generating unit to the accommodation space.
12.  Disposing a garment support unit for supporting the garment in a receiving space of the case;

    Spraying steam on the front and rear surfaces of the clothes through first and second steam injection units disposed to face each other with respect to the clothes and simultaneously moving up and down along the accommodation space; And

    Simultaneously spraying linear compressed air onto the front and rear surfaces of the garment through first and second air injection units disposed to face each other with respect to the garment and moving up and down simultaneously along the accommodation space; Control method of a clothes processing apparatus comprising a.
13. The method of claim 12,

    The spraying of the compressed air is a control method of a laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that the compressed air is sprayed simultaneously on the front and rear of the garment in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the garment.
14. The method of claim 12,

    And circulating hot air in the accommodation space.
15. The method of claim 12,

    Injecting the compressed air,

    The first and second air injection units and the first and second steam injection units move together to simultaneously spray compressed air and steam, and the first and second air injection units and the first and second steam injection units. And the first and second air injection units are disposed behind the first and second steam injection units to inject compressed air as the unit moves.

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